Salon Contra with A.B. Miner

Another Salon Contra! With A.B. Miner whose show at G Fine Art opens this Saturday at 7pm in its new location at 1350 Florida Avenue, NE.

Salon Contra will be at Pink Line Project HQ. RSVP to saloncontra@pinklineproject.com. We'll send you a confirmation and the address after you RSVP. Thanks!

Art stirs up a dicussion about skin color

Art stirs up a discussion about skin color HERE.

Pink Panel on collecting photography tonight at LongView (1234 9th St.) 7pm. Beer/Chili! $10/$8adv. + guaranteed seat. http://bit.ly/cpUTlQ

Call for Entries: One Hour Photo Project

ONE HOUR PHOTO
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Washington, D.C.
May 8 – June 6, 2010
www.onehourphotoproject.com

One Hour Photo distills the photograph to the ultimate limited edition: 60 minutes. During the exhibition, photographic works will be projected for one hour each, after which they will never be seen again, by anyone, in any form. Each work will exist only in the limited moments of perception, in the individual and collective experience, then memory, of the observers.

One Hour Photo complicates the myth of photography as preservation, manifests the tension between the permanence of the medium and the impermanence of time, and subverts the profit model of the edition and the print.

CALL FOR WORK
We seek previously unpublished / undisplayed photographs or photographic-based work. Work selected will be projected for exactly one hour during the exhibition, with the understanding that it will not be shown, reproduced or sold from that moment forward.

Although there are no strict subject matter or stylistic guidelines, One Hour Photo is particularly interested in work that engages in dialogue with the themes that the concept naturally raises: ephemerality, memory, anti-artifact, loss, nostalgia, magic, time, disappearance, dissolution, whispers, traces, ghosts, etc. Imagine your work as a fleeting projection, in a room of one or many or none, as a vanishing point on a vanishing horizon, existing for 60 minutes before disappearing forever. If that excites you, please submit.

SUBMIT ONLINE
Submit at www.onehourphotoproject.com.
Deadline: March 31 Midnight
There is no fee to submit.

Video highlights from Salon Contra with Nevan Lahart and Kathryn Cornelius

Finally finished editing the video of last week's Salon Contra with Nevan Lahart and Kathryn Cornelius HERE.

Caught by David Parsons

Seeing this performed live got me hooked on modern dance.

Post office gets all arty

Did you know that the U.S. Postal Service has issued a sheet of stamps featuring abstract expressionist painters? Read more about it HERE.

Upcoming: Torpedo Factory Jury for New Members!

The Torpedo Factory in Alexandria VA contains 82 artist studios, six art galleries, and two art workshops. Every year we conduct a jury to bring new members into our association. Membership qualifies working artists for studio space in the Torpedo Factory.

· We are looking for innovative artists, aged eighteen or older, in the fields of painting, sculpture, jewelry, ceramics, printmaking, collage, glass, filmmaking, photography, and fiber art. The Torpedo Factory Art Center is committed to actively pursuing a diverse membership.

· In our 36nd year and with over 500,000 visitors last year, the Torpedo Factory Art Center is a great opportunity for working artists.

· Jury Dates: April 5th - April 8th, 2010. All application materials and artwork must be received on Monday, April 5th, between 9AM and 6PM.

· Entry forms for the jury can be downloaded from the website. Go to www.torpedofactory.org/jury. There will be more information about the jury process, detailed application instructions, and a link to a printable application.

· If you’d like to view current artists’ work, you may also go to the website www.torpedofactory.org and click on ‘artwork’.

How to Win the DC Shorts Screenwriting Competition

Joe Flood reports on what you need to do to win $2k to make your own film!

Salon Contra recap: Nevan Lahart and Kathryn Cornelius

Visiting Irish artist Nevan Lahart will spend one month in DC creating an installation in NoMa. We met him at Salon Contra this past Monday night. Ellyn Weiss writes about this hilarious encounter HERE.

Save the Date!

www.humanrightsartfestival.com

25th Annual Mayor's Arts Awards

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
is pleased to invite you to the 25th Annual Mayor's Arts Awards

Presented by
The Honorable Adrian M. Fenty
Mayor, District of Columbia

Hosted by
Dr. Anne Ashmore-Hudson
Chair, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities


Honors of Distinction
Félix Angel
Inter-American Development Bank, Cultural Center
2010 Mayor's Award for Visionary Leadership in the Arts

Michael O'Sullivan
The Washington Post
2010 Mayor's Special Recognition Award


"...and the 25th Annual Mayor's Arts Awards Finalists are"
- Gloria Nauden
Executive Director, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities

EXCELLENCE IN AN ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE · Cathedral Choral Society · Ira Blount · Lawrence Bradford · Pan American Symphony Orchestra · Peter Waddell · Step Afrika! · The Suzanne Farrell Ballet · Theater Alliance Of Washington DC · Transformer · EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE TO THE ARTS · Dance/Metro DC · Kim Roberts · Margery E. Goldberg · Washington Project For The Arts · OUTSTANDING EMERGING ARTIST · Andrew Wodzianski · Brian W. Grundstrom · Sarah Elizabeth Koss · Helanius J. Wilkins · Luciana Stecconi · Michelle Herman · INNOVATION IN THE ARTS · Daniel Pheonix Signh · Fotoweek DC · GALA Hispanic Theatre · Miriam's Kitchen · Taffety Punk Theatre Company · The Theatre Lab School Of The Dramatic Arts · Velocity Dance Festival · OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO ARTS EDUCATION · Citydance Ensemble, Inc. · Duke Ellington School Of The Arts · The Shakespeare Theatre Company · The John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts/ Education Dept. · The Washington Ballet · Washington Performing Arts Society · MAYOR'S AWARD FOR ARTS TEACHING · LANGUAGE ARTS · Kathy Echave · Mark A. Williams · PERFORMING ARTS · Gregory E. Lewis · Premila Mistry · Thomas Kingston Pierre, Jr. · Rebecca Stump · Benjamin Whelan-Morin · VISUAL ARTS · Stephanie Basralian · Daniel A. Foley · Eric Michael Ginsburg · Bill Harris · Charles Jean-Pierre · Vinson Irby · Andrea Perll · Lindy Russell-Heymann


Monday | March 22, 2010 | 6:00pm

Historical Society of Washington, DC
801 K Street, NW (at Mount Vernon Square)
Washington, DC 20001

Valet Parking Available $10
This event is free and open to the public
This invitation does not guarantee admission

For more information contact Victoria.Murray@dc.gov

CityDance Catalyst Promo!

Check out this promo video for CityDance Ensemble's upcoming concert: Catalyst!

March 13 & 14, 2010 at the Lansburgh Theatre, Harman Center for the Arts.

Tickets: 202.547.1122, harmancenter.org Still on sale but going fast! Get yours today!

Catalyst: CityDance in Concert (Promo 2) from CityDance Ensemble on Vimeo.

MPA Call for Entries!

Fantastic Journeys: Call for Entries!

EXHIBITION DATES

June 17 – July 31, 2010

CASH AWARDS of $1,500

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

April 12, 2010, 5 pm

TO ENTER

• Artists may submit up to four images. Images must be sent on a disc in 300 dpi resolution jpeg format. Please do not email images. Each image should be labeled with the artist’s last name, first name and image number (example, smith.jane1.jpeg). Cover and disc must both be labeled with artist’s name, title of piece, length and year created.
• A hard copy of a list of images. Include artist name, title of piece, sales price, medium, size and year done.
• Artist statement
• Current resume
• Self-addressed, stamped envelope if you would like your submission returned. Only submissions with SASE included will be returned.
• Completed entry form
• Entry fee of $25.

Make checks payable to:

McLean Project for the Arts

For further information email Nancy Sausser:

nsausser@mpaart.org

McLean Project for the Arts,

1234 Ingleside Avenue,

McLean, VA 22101

Phone: 703.790.1953

TDD 703.827.8255

www.mpaart.org

Save the Date: March 21st Sunday Circus!

Call to Photographers! Portraits of DC

PORTRAITS OF DC: A Photo Competition

CALL TO PHOTOGRAPHERS!

The DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities,

FotoWeek DC, and DC Counts Campaign;

are partnering to issue all DC artists, at all skill levels,

a challenge: to capture the diverse beauty reflected in

the faces of Washington residents. Like the census, we seek portraits

representing people of all ages, races, and ethnic groups in each quadrant

of the city. Fifty-one portraits will be selected and exhibited at Social,

a Columbia Heights Restaurant.

Entry Deadline: Tuesday | March 30, 2010 | 7PM

Click here to view the Call to Artists and to obtain an application

For more information, visit www.dcarts.dc.gov

or contact Zoma Wallace at zoma.wallace@dc.gov

Check out the DC Irish Writer's Festival! Now through March 15th!

opening this thursday the dc irish writers festival 11th - 15th march 2010 all events are free! please help us make season 5 possible. we need you to make our brilliant and unique programming happen. contribute here now other march events! selected events check back for updated and added events march 5th - april 4th nevan lahart residency at noma march 8th pinkline salon contra with nevan lahart march 8th solas nua book club let the great world spin by colum mccann march 9th fishamble: the new play company forgotten by pat kinevane march 10th - april 21st beginner irish language classes march 11th - 28theverything between us by david ireland 11-13, 18-20 march at the annenberg center for the performing arts, philadelphia. 15-16 march at the alleyway theatre, buffalo. 23-28 march at flashpoint, dc. march 17th irish book day march 17th at 8pmcraicdown part 2! monday, march 22nd at 7pm fishamble play reading series monged by gary duggan directed by rex daugherty march 29th at 7pm irish popcorn! free irish films the tiger's tail directed by john boorman and starring brendan gleeson beyond march... april 1 - may 8, 2010 bart o'reilly old lines from the luminous state thursday, april 8th, 2010 lunchtime talk with artist bart o'reilly monday, april 12, 2010 solas nua book club confessions of a fallen angel by ronan o'brien monday, april 19th 7pm fishamble play reading series noah and the tower flower by sean mcloughlin directed by linda murray thursday, april 22nd evening panel withbart o'reilly and selected critics on modern irish painting monday, april 26th 7pm irish popcorn! free irish films cinegael paradiso directed by robert quinn starring bob quinn may 10, 2010 solas nua book club the holy city by patrick mccabe monday, may 17th 7pm fishamble play reading series the pride of parnell street by sebastian barry directed by des kennedy monday, may 24th 7pm irish popcorn! free irish films a song for rebecca directed by norah mcgettigan starring gemma doorly june 10 - july 3, 2010 the american premiere of johnny meister + the stitch by rosemary jenkinson directed by des kennedy june 14, 2010 solas nua book club the truth about love by josephine hart monday, june 21st 7pm fishamble play reading series rank by robert massey directed by colin hovde monday, june 28th 7pm irish popcorn! free irish films tara road directed by gillies mckinnon starring andie macdowell july 12, 2010 solas nua book club john the revelator by peter murphy monday, july 19th 7pm fishamble play reading series strandline by abbie spallen directed by dan brick monday, july 26th 7pm irish popcorn! free irish films when brendan met trudy directed by kieron j. walsh starring peter mcdonald thursday, 11th march nick laird and glenn patterson in conversation with chris agee the goethe institut at 8pm 812 7th street nw metro: gallery place/chinatown ________________________________________ sponsored by the northern ireland bureau, our opening night of the festival promises to be an exciting conversation about new writing in northern ireland punctuated by readings from nick laird and glenn patterson. friday, 12th march christine dwyer hickey the arts club of washington at 7pm 2017 i street nw metro: foggy bottom __________________________________________ christine dwyer hickey is the author of tatty, the gambler andlast train from liguria. saturday, 13th march claire kilroy busboys & poets at 4pm 1025 5th street nw metro: mount vernon square _______________________________________ claire kilroy is the author of all summer (winner of the rooney prize), tenderwire and all names have been changed. saturday, 13th march the yellow bittern: the life and times of liam clancy the goethe institut at 8pm 812 7th street nw metro: gallery place/chinatown _______________________________ a special screening of the yellow bittern - a new feature documentary from alan gilsenan about liam clancy, the man that bob dylan called "just the best ballad singer i'd ever heard in my whole life". sunday, 14th march chris agee busboys and poets at 4pm 1025 5th street nw metro: mount vernon square ______________________________ chris agee is a poet and the editor of the irish pages. sunday, 14th march philip o ceallaigh busboys and poets at 5.30pm 1025 5th street nw metro: mount vernon square ______________________________ philip o ceallaigh is the author of notes from a turkish whorehouse and the pleasant light of day. monday, 15th march gerard donovan busboys and poets at 6.30pm 1025 5th street nw metro: mount vernon square ______________________________ gerard donovan is the author of schopenhauer's telescope ( long-listed for the man booker prize) and julius winsome.

The cameras they carried at DCist Exposed

Rafael Valero writes about some images he saw at the DCist Exposed show HERE.

Examining the Human Condition

Do you want to know how to react when he makes you crazy? Find out in this review of the Hillyer Art Space's current exhibit HERE.

PinkLineProject friends get discount for tkts to CityDance performance this wknd. http://ping.fm/R8ZWV

"Drag: Jason Horowitz" reviewed

What happens when you mix large, extreme close up photographs with red wine in a tiny gallery? Find out HERE.

Dance reinterpreted

I was hashing things out with dance professor Kate Mattingly about an all-white team winning a recent major step dance competition, and then right after that we went to see a reinterpretation of Yinka Shonibare's exhibit at the African Art Museum by two young dancers from the Washington Ballet and by Holly Bass Perform...ance Projects in a work called "African Futures:DC". Read what Kate has to say HERE.

Think Pink!

""think pink.!!!!""FUNNY FACE 1956
by dividu

Thanks Joe!

G40 opens tonight

See Teri Memolo's cans at G40, which opens tonight, along with a lot of other great art. Marisa Plumb writes an excellent review of the show HERE.

Alternative art spaces are great!

Showing art in alternative art spaces is nothing to pooh pooh. See why HERE.

Come shmooze with art nerds!

Fundraiser for Haiti!

WE ARE THE DIFFERENCE: REBUILDING HAITI

A Red Carpet Fundraiser

When:

Saturday March 13th, 2010

6PM-11PM

Where:

District

2473 18th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20009

Because the arts are a prominent part of Haitian culture, the event will include a musical performance, a fashion show and live painting component.

Hosted by actor Leo Breckenridge from the award winning short "U Street DC", the evening will center around the musical performance of singer/songwriter Ayanna Gregory, who has shared the stage with icons such as Maya Angelou, the Last Poets, Bill Cosby, Stevie Wonder, Dick Gregory, Isaac Hayes, Will Downing, Lou Donaldson, Jennifer Holiday, Amiri Baraka, and Sonia Sanchez. Witness live paintings by artists Rachel and Rebecca Crouch and Charles Jean-Pierre and enter the silent auction for a chance to take home original pieces. Finally, enjoy a taste of the runway with a fashion show featuring the most recent collections of designers featured in Vogue Media.

ALL proceeds will go to Partners In Health (PIH). The organization was founded by Paul Farmer - anthropologist and ethnographer - who has done extensive work in Haiti and regarding biomedicine. PIH is focused on providing health care to the most disenfranchised communities and is actively involved in the rebuilding efforts. Go here to learn more about PIH.

Tickets begin at $20 and must be purchased in advance, HERE.

Please direct all questions to WeAreTheDifferenceHaiti2010@gmail.com
Visit us at www.WeAreTheDifferenceRebuildingHaiti.com

BE THE DIFFERENCE!

Salon Contra with Allison Marvin

Tuesday, March 23
7-9pm

@Pink Line Project HQ

RSVP to saloncontra@pinklineproject.com today!

PONGterview with Kristina Bilonick and WE ARE SCIENCE!

Pongterview: Kristina Bilonick & WE ARE SCIENCE! (WAS Edit) from Jon Lee on Vimeo.

For more information, go HERE.

Save the Dates!!

May 10, 17, 24 & 31
6:30 - 9:30pm

@ Gallery O/H
1354 H Street NE

What happens when somebody doesn't get into art school

Hitler is bummed that he the LA Museum of Contemporary Art chose Jeffrey Deitch as the new director and not him. See it HERE.

Surf report

The Spartan Readies for Battle from NiKE 6.0 on Vimeo.

Sign the Petition!

Support the MD Theatre for the Performing Arts by signing their petition!

Why YOU should support the proposed Maryland Theatre for the Performing Arts:

• Will bring world-class performers and events of all kinds from around the world -- Broadway, pop, dance, theatre, classical, family, experimental...something for everyone of every income and age, strengthening our local and regional community.

• Will offer an educational component that brings together students, teachers and the community in ways that complement the benefits offered by the existing Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts.

• During the construction phase of building MTPA nearly 500 new jobs will be added to our local economy.

• An additional $124 million will be added to our community's economy from construction.

• Will contribute an ongoing $25 million and $2.5 million in tax revenues into the local economy each year.

To learn more about the theatre, or find out other ways you can help please visit www.MarylandTheatre.net.

Design Challenge: $5,000 prize!

Are you an amateur graphic designer from the metro-DC area? Enter BLOSSOM!, the National Cherry Blossom Festival's Design Challenge, and be eligible to win a $5,000 tuition prize to Westwood College School of Design or a $250 cash prize. Entries are due by March 26, 2010. Go HERE for complete Contest details. Winners will be displayed at Cherry Blast on Friday, April 2, 2010. Please help spread the word and share this message with others who might be interested in entering, too.

UPDATE: I just learned that Eric Hilton is one of the judges! Neat!

G40 preview

I made a little amateur video after my visit to G40, an axhibit of street art by Art Whino, HERE.

Linn Meyers wall drawing at The Phillips Collection



CLEANING PIECE III Say nothing negative about anybody for a) 3 days b) 45 days c) 3 months. See what happens to your life. Yoko Ono, 1996.

"Philippa's Picks" in Capitol File

I got another opportunity to write about DC artists I like, this time in Capitol File magazine. Featured artists: Robin Rose, Laurel Lukaszewski, and Chris Tousimis. I spent a good amount of time talking to these three but had to condense our great conversations into 75 words each. Not an easy task given how interesting they are and the depth of their work and history.

I also got to interview one of my favorite museum directors ever, Dorothy Kosinski who has been leading The Phillips Collection only since 2008 but has been making quite a splash in the DC art scene. Actually she's not just one of my fave museum directors, she's one of my fave arty people ever. She's really energized the Phillips and I foresee more excellent stuff happening there as she returns the museum to its experimental roots.

Sacred Made Real reviewed

Blake Gopnik writes about the "Sacred Made Real" exhibit that recently opened at the National gallery of Art.

Art review from the WaPo

Review of the "Transhuman Conditions" show at the Arlington Arts Center and a neat show of work by the futurist artist Fortunato Depero exhibit at the Italian Embassy HERE.

Studio visit advice

Artists: Some really good advice for when someone visits your studio HERE. Hell, it's good advice for anyone expecting visitors.

Someone remixed "Art Is ____"

Back in December, Pink Line Project brought you "Art Is ___" with WE ARE SCIENCE! at The Phillips Collection. Months later, we find that someone has remixed our remix! We've really made it.

What do sausage-making, Olympics, & crayons have in common? Come to Patrick McDonough's opening 3-5pm on SUN to find out. http://ping.fm/y6PPP

Review of "On/Off the Grid" at Irvine Contemporary

Marisa Plumb reviews a terrific show at Irvine Contemporary for Pink Line Project HERE.

Photos from last night's Finnish Embassy event!

Finland took the LEED on Green last night!

For more photos go here and here. Thanks to Cory Oberndorfer for an awesome backdrop and to Tracy Clayton and Vincent Gallegos for the photos! And most of all, thank you to the Embassy of Finland and Ambassador Pekka Lintu for showing us a great time!

Finland takes the LEED on Green: Photo Slideshow from The Pink Line Project on Vimeo.

CityDance in Concert: Catalyst

Special Discount for Pink Line Project Fans!
$10 off all $35 and $55 tickets!

Call 202.547.1122 and or Buy online and use promo code "7234"

March 13 at 8Pm
March 14 at 4PM
@ Lansburgh Theatre

Concluding a blockbuster performance season featuring a standing ovation at the VelocityDC Dance Festival and November's sold-out Latitude performances at The Kennedy Center, CityDance's U.S. season finale featuring the Washington, DC premiere of Paul Taylor's Images and a collaboration between Artistic Director Paul Gordon Emerson and Grammy nominee Christylez Bacon promises to be an event that should not be missed.

The groundbreaking concert features:

• CityDance's premiere of Paul Taylor's masterwork Images (check out our video series about this dance)

• An encore performance of Paul Taylor's powerful Last Look (as seen at the 2009 VelocityDC Dance Festival last fall)

• A premiere of Paul Gordon Emerson's new work Little Adorations with live accompaniment by Grammy nominee Christylez Bacon

• A first look at +1/-1 by Choreographer-in-Residence Christopher K. Morgan. +1/-1 will have its world premiere at the Gala Opening Night of the Sareyyet Ramallah Dance Festival in Ramallah in the Palestinian Territories on April 19 when CityDance takes the stage with the Sareyyet Ramallah Dance Company.

Don't miss your last chance to see CityDance in DC this season before the company takes off on its five-week tour of the Middle East in April. For more information on the company, visit them at www.citydance.net. Buy your tickets now!

Limited $20.00 rush tickets will be made available 24 - 48 hours in advance of show times.

$100 VIP Ticket Package
Saturday, March 13 Only!
Receive premiere seating
Post-performance reception with the artists
Limited seating! Purchase today:
Buy online call 202.347.3909 or email CityDance

More creative space in DC

More creative space in DC. YAY! Read more about it HERE.

TONIGHT! Check out VJ Um Amel @ the Fridge!

VJ Um Amel is a poet, activist and digital artist critically examining the nature of digital information and cyber existence in a post-9/11 world. On Thursday, February 25, Um Amel will present Call 2 Presence, an interactive live cinema performance at The Fridge DC art gallery.

In her 30-minute performance, VJ Um Amel (Arabic for ‘Mother of Hope’), an animated cyborg who is also a mother, invites the audience to collectively choose how the story will proceed.

This is how it works: two projections will go on simultaneously. The main projection will show the cinematic story of Egyptian-American VJ Um Amel, along with her robot companions, Femme Bot and Shashi, as they move in and out of media from 1950s Egyptian cinema to present day video games, full-length films, and the Internet in search of Um Amel’s child. Um Amel is a feminist cyborg who shape-shifts from animation to avatar, VJ to mother, from machine to human. Within the film, VJ Um Amel explores her mother’s past as an opera singer and film star in 1950’s Cairo. In this world, she finds love, life, romance, and how to move her hips without glitches.

In its essence, the first projected video asks what hope looks like in the 21st century. Yet as the story progresses, the audience will get to determine how the story ends. They will text their choices by phone, or simply sit back and watch the plot unfold.

On the second projection, there will be a continuous visual display of images as controlled by the audience. The audience will text any key words that describe their reactions and emotions to the performance to a provided phone number. Their texts will automatically generate images from Flickr based on the key words.

Call 2 Presence is an exciting opportunity to utilize crowd participation technologies focused on educating people through art. In Um Amel’s opinion, “a shared procedural literacy among collaborators in digital and new media productions might provide a key to 21st century democratic practices.”

In other words, only the collective can provide the answers to the artist’s posed questions. In a true 21st century democracy, the crowd tells the story together.

Come help VJ Um Amel tell the story on Thursday, February 25 at The Fridge DC art gallery. Doors open at 7:30pm and the live cinema begins at 8pm (30 minutes and then Q&A). After Party from 9pm-11pm to follow. Tickets ($10) are available online.

Check out Call 2 Presence for more information.